Dear Parents,

With Wellington being in Alert Level 2, this is a timely reminder that COVID-19 continues to have an impact on our lives. Therefore we need to take the appropriate precautions to look after ourselves and our community. Please follow the steps below, as recommended by the Ministry of Health:

• Use the NZ COVID-19 tracer app – Scan the QR codes everywhere you go and turn on Bluetooth tracing.
• Stay home if you are sick – If you are unwell, isolate wherever you are and call Healthline to discuss whether you need to obtain a free COVID-19 test. Please remember, if your child shows any cough or cold symptoms, they must stay at home. Please contact your doctor or Healthline.
• Practice good hygiene – Wash hands, cough/sneeze into your elbow and regularly clean surfaces. Please remind and encourage your child to follow these good hygiene practices.
• Wear a face covering – Please wear a face covering whenever you are on public transport (buses, trains, ferries and airline flights).
• Vaccinate – Find out when you can get a COVID-19 vaccine and how to book your vaccination appointments on the government’s COVID-19 website.

The Principal’s Message will cover the following topics:

• Monsignor David Tonks
• Mid-Year Reports
• Sports Registrations
• Term 3 Dates
• “Bug Hotels” – A Contribution from our Eco Leaders
• Happenings ‘Round the School

Ka manaakitia e te Atua

Alister Bridgman

Principal

Monsignor continues to make progress with his healing from the recent surgery he underwent. The Bishop’s request not to visit or contact him continues during this recovery time. Please keep Monsignor in your prayers.

Dear Parents, 

We now have the sports for Term 3 open on Enrolmy.  Registrations close on 5th July to give us time to organise teams. The sports available are:

SPLASH POLO (new name for Flippa ball)

Competition Details:

(Years 4-6)

Location: AUT Millennium, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay

Day: Sunday

Game Times: Varies – between 1:00pm – 7:30pm

Season Dates: 1 August – 26 September 2021 (no games on 15th August)

Game Duration: 20 min ( 2 x 8 min halves)

Cost: $70

NEWBIES SPLASH POLO

Competition Details:

(Years 2-3)

Location: Sir Owen Glenn National Aquatic Centre, AUT Millennium, Antares Place, Mairangi Bay

Day: Sunday

Game Times: Varies – between 2:00pm – 6:00pm

Season Dates: 1 August – 26 September

Game Duration: 20 min ( 2 x 8 min halves)

Cost: $70

NORTH HARBOUR BASKETBALL

Competition Details:

(Years 2-6)

Location: Eventfinda Stadium (new name for North Shore Events Centre), Silverfield and Argus Pl, Glenfield.

Day: Tuesday

Game Times: Varies – 3.30pm – 6.15pm

Season Dates: 10 August for 13 weeks

Game Duration: 20 min

Cost: $85

REGISTRATIONS ARE NOW OPEN ONLINE

Please go onto the school website  www.sj.school.nz   scroll down beneath the photo and calendar and you will see the quick link – ‘SCHOOL/SPORTS PAYMENTS’ – on the right of the screen. We use Enrolmy as our system for Sport Registrations and Payments.

STEP ONE: You will be required to create a login – please retain this information for future use.  

STEP TWO: You are required to pay at the time of registration by credit card.  If you do not have a credit card please contact sports@sj.school.nz so we can make an alternative arrangement.

STEP THREE: You will be asked to complete a child safety form.  This is only a few questions and you will only do this one time.  Please complete this.  

Kind regards

St Joseph’s Sport

Just a reminder that Term 2 concludes on Friday, July 9th. The dates for Term 3 are as follows:

First day of Term 3 – Monday, July 26th

Teacher Only Day, School Closed – Tuesday, August 10th                    

Last day of Term 3 – Friday, October 1st

Enjoy the upcoming school holiday break!

Bug Hotels and Their Uses

Did you know that bug hotels are easy to make and are great for the environment? If you want to make one you’ll need:

• hot glue, 
• 3 tins/jars, 
• a bit of string 
• some dry leaves and sticks

Step 1: glue the containers into a pyramid shape. 

Step 2: tie 2 pieces of string around the hotel. 

Step 3: fill the containers with your sticks and dry leaves

Step 4: place them in a suitable area.  The best places are cool and damp with a bit of shade.

Step 5: wait for them to be filled with bugs of all kind.

That’s it, simple, cheap and you can use recycled tins/jars for the shape. 

Bug hotels are great because they help so many animals. The bugs live and breed in the hotels and in turn feed birds and other bug eating animals. It is also a great place for native bugs to be safe from other invasive bugs. The other upside is that even if you live in an apartment you could put them in the local park or the apartment’s community garden. Either way they’re fun to make and great for the environment.

By Hamish and Connor (Eco Leaders)